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April 22, 2014

Twin Memorials Held for Gabriel García Márquez in Mexico, Colombia 
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And mourners gathered in Mexico and Colombia on Monday to celebrate the
life of the novelist Gabriel García Márquez, who died last week at the
age of 87. In Mexico City, the presidents of Mexico and Colombia were
among the speakers at a memorial ceremony at the Palace of Fine Arts.
Amongst the crowds, Colombian writer Ana Maria Jaramillo, a friend of
the late writer, spoke to Democracy Now! about his legacy.

Ana Maria Jaramillo: "His work marked a change, a change in our
standards. He helped us relax in a world that is so difficult and cruel.
He gave us the license to dare and taught us that anybody could arrive
to be the person most important in the world, which is what he did. The
son of a telegraph operator in Aracataca is today being celebrated by
many presidents, but also by the people who love him and are here paying
tribute."

In Gabriel García Márquez's hometown in Colombia, residents held a
memorial of their own, marching through the streets and placing messages
to him in an urn.

 

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